Nothin' But the Taillights (CD - 1997)

Personnel includes: Clint Black (vocals, acoustic & electic guitars, harmonica); Ronn Huff (conductor); Martina McBride (vocals); Dean Parks, Fred Tackett, Larry Byrom, Skip Ewing (acoustic guitar); Chet Atkins, Dann Huff, Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Mark Knopfler, Hayden Nicholas (guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin); The London Session Orchestra (strings); Stuart Duncan, Julianna Waller (fiddle); Robbie Buchanan (piano, keyboards); Matt Rollings (piano); Lee Sklar, Michael Rhodes, Mike Brignardello (bass); Eddie Bayers, John Robinson (drums); Alison Kraus & Union Station.

Alison Kraus & Union Station: Alison Kraus (fiddle, viola, background vocals); Dan Tyminski (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Ron Block (acoustic guitar); Adam Steffey (mandolin); Barry Bales (acoustic bass).

Engineers: Kevin Beamish, Julian King, Gary Paczosa.

"Something That We Do" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. "Still Holding On" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.

"Nothin' But The Taillights" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Personnel: Clint Black (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, background vocals); Chet Atkins, Hayden Nicholas, Larry Carlton, Mark Knopfler, Steve Wariner (guitar); Dan Tyminski (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Dean Parks, Ron Black, Larry Byrom, Skip Ewing, Fred Tackett (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Adam Steffey (mandolin); Alison Krauss (fiddle, viola, background vocals); Julianna Waller (fiddle); London Session Orchestra (strings); Robbie Buchanan (piano, keyboards); Matt Rollings (piano); Barry Bales (acoustic bass); John "J.R." Robinson , Eddie Bayers (drums); Steve Real (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Julian King.

Recording information: Black's Lab; Conway Studios; LOUD Recording; Sixteenth Avenue Sound; Starstruck Studios; Westlake studios.

Arranger: Ronn Huff.

On his eighth album, Clint Black, the thinking man's country celeb, is at his most dynamic. He moves energetically through a repertoire ranging from uptempo country rockers such as the title track to sweet, romantic ballads like "That Something in My Life," with endless surprises in between, including the bluesy "Bitter Side of Sweet." Some of the best material here is collaborative; "Our Kind of Love," with the assistance of Alison Krauss and Union Station, effectively examines the bluegrass roots of country music, and Black and Krauss's harmonies are particularly wonderful. One of the most spectacular songs on NOTHIN' BUT THE TAILLIGHTS is the totally acoustic, low-key "Ode to Chet," which features some of country music's best guitar players, including Chet Atkins himself. minimize